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Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief- September 9, 2014
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 07:17:23 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Tuesday September 9, 2014
F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds perform a 5-ship formation Sept. 1 after refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker over Glacier National Park, Montana. The Thunderbirds were making their way back to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where they are assigned to the 57th Wing. | Military Times >> |
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| AFGHANISTAN |
Abdullah Abdullah, one of two contenders for Afghanistan's presidency, said Monday that he will not accept the expected outcome of the election's second round and that talks with his opponent to form a national unity government are deadlocked. | Associated Press >>In a society that demands sons at almost any cost, some families are cutting their daughters' hair short and giving them male names. | The Atlantic >>
An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide bomber has killed a district police chief and his two guards in southern Kandahar province. | Associated Press >>
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| IRAQ |
U.S. airstrikes prevent ISIS from seizing control of Iraq's water supply-but now the Kurds control a major dam, complicating Iraqi politics. | TIME >>Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria attacked Sunni tribal fighters north of Baghdad early Monday, killing at least 17 people as the militants showed new determination to punish Sunnis who have resisted the ISIS onslaught into parts of northern Iraq. | New York Times >>
Wary of putting combat troops in Iraq, the U.S. government is gauging contractors' interest in advising the Iraqi Defense Ministry and Counter Terrorism Service in a range of capacities, including force development, logistics and planning and operations. | Military.com >> |
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
A multinational exercise conducted here and in Latvia over the past few days is an example of the kind of training NATO will be undertaking as it shifts focus from Afghanistan to containing the threat from Russia, the commander of NATO Allied Land Command said Monday. | Stars and Stripes >>The U.S. Navy began a three-day exercise in the Black Sea with Ukraine and several other militaries on Monday. | Stars and Stripes >>
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The Pentagon will send and staff a 25-bed field hospital to Monrovia, Liberia, as part of President Obama's plan to provide assistance in containing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. | Army Times >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
Ninety-eight Americans are among the wounded warriors in London gearing up for the "Invictus Games." Athletes from 13 nations will compete in events ranging from basketball to cycling, swimming and archery, reports CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford. | CBS News >>After a successful summer launch party netted nearly $5,000 for charity, the former Army officer behind the Service Brewing Co. has two more big events on his calendar. | Army Times >>
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It's not a hospital or clinic, but a lot of healing is done here. Perched between two lakes in northern Wisconsin, bucolic Camp American Legion opened in 1925 as a respite for wounded and disabled World War I soldiers. Nine decades later, it is serving more people every year as a haven for veterans needing rest and recovery - including those battling invisible wounds. | The Journal Sentinel >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
McDonald has talked about bringing a culture of transparency to the department, but he proved it Monday by giving his cellphone number to a room of reporters - and having it aired live on C-SPAN. | Washington Times >>
More than 100 Veterans Affairs health care facilities are now under investigation by multiple federal agencies - including the Justice Department, FBI and Inspector General's Office - in connection with health-care delays and falsified appointment records, the new head of the department said Monday. | USA Today >>
It's not every day that a Cabinet secretary gives out his cell phone number to a room full of reporters, but that's what Department of Veterans Affairs chief Bob McDonald did Monday as part of a bid to show the VA is changing a hierarchical culture that stifled criticism and ultimately contributed to a scandal that cost McDonald's predecessor his job. | Stars and Stripes >>
Crucial language that the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general could not "conclusively" prove that delays in care caused patient deaths at a Phoenix hospital was added to its final report after a draft version was sent to agency administrators for comment, the Washington Examiner has learned. | Washington Examiner >> |
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